A quick public service message to everyone that uses a cell phone in public, from all the rest of us that are around you…

Cell phones have some of the most sensitive microphones ever created in them. They pick up not only your talking in them, but most of the background noise around you (although they try their best to cancel out the background stuff). So, with a microphone that sensitive THERE IS NO REASON YOU NEED TO TALK SO DAMN LOUD! The earphones in the phones are not all that great, so you can’t hear the other end as well, which apparently makes us talk louder. Ironic, isn’t it? You can’t hear well so you speak louder. So cut it out. I’m tired of hearing your entire conversation because you are practically screaming in to the phone, which is completely unnecessary.

And to the guy that came in to the men’s room on the PA Turnpike last Wednesday talking way too loud on his cell phone while using the urinal and then walking out without washing his hands – you are just plain nasty.

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My wife pulls of a surprise party for my 40th birthday and I had no idea it was coming…

Yep, my wife pulled off something i never even saw coming – a surprise party for my 40th birthday. I was lured away to Dave & Busters to play a few games and had no idea what was waiting for me at my house. I came up the stairs from the garage in to the kitchen and almost fell back down the stairs when everyone yelled “surprise!” Plenty loud. Scared the crap out of me.

So thank you to everyone that came to the party and to everyone that pulled it off. I really had no idea.

Not too many pictures were taken with our camera, but the few that were taken can be found here.

We’ve been making a lot of changes to the back yard and I thought I’d share. We’ll finish up all the landscaping in the Spring.
You can see the pictures here.